McDonald, Four Others Earn University Honors
2/15/2007 12:00:00 AM | General
Mike Kramer knows what a person from a small, rural high school can achieve, and that's not just because he is one. He has an every-day reminder in the person of tight end Ty McDonald.
"Ty typifies what people from small high schools can achieve because of their varied experiences," MSU's eighth-year head football coach said of McDonald, a rising senior tight end from Geyser. McDonald was one of five Bobcat student-athletes honored with a Montana State University Award for Excellence on Tuesday.
"These students exemplify what Montana State University and Bobcat Athletics strive for," said MSU Athletic Director Peter Fields. "They each make positive contributions to their teams, but they also make positive contributions to the University community, the Bozeman community, and their home communities. We're very proud of these individuals."
McDonald earned the Torleif Aasheim Community Involvement Award as the senior male at MSU who best exemplified the ideals of community and campus involvement. Awards for Excellence winners include tennis standout Tej Chigateri (Bangalore, India), basketball player Scotta Morton (Bozeman, Mont.), and Sarah Eby (Eagle River, Ak.) and Julie Ho (Baker, Mont.) of the Bobcat track squad. The five stand among the top 42 seniors at Montana State, who were honored Tuesday.
McDonald majors in agricultural business with an animal science minor and holds a 3.8 grade point average. During his time at MSU, McDonald has been a member of Alpha Zeta agriculture honorary, FFA and 4-H. He has volunteered in elementary schools and for several youth groups in Geyser, participated in the St. Jude's Bike-a-thon, and worked with 4-H groups. He has traveled to Taiwan to study international grain use, interned in Washington, D.C. for former Senator Conrad Burns, earned President's List and Dean's List honors, and is Academic All-Big Sky.
Kramer was not surprised by McDonald's Torley Award, named for a man who, like McDonald, came to MSU to study agriculture form a small Montana community. "Ty is relentless in his pursuit of doing everything right 24 hours a day," Kramer said. "His list of accomplishments mirrors the seriousness with which he takes the college experience." Aasheim, like McDonald an ag major at Montana State from a small community, earned renown in Bozeman for his dedication to a variety of causes and activities.
The other four Bobcat student-athletes honored earned Awards for Excellence. Chigateri helped lead Montana State to three Big Sky Championships, and majors in business. Chigateri chose MSU business professor Robert Diggs as his co-honoree after the two worked together on an international business project. "At the time when Tej was in my class the phenomenon of outsourcing American service jobs to India began to attract attention," Diggs said. "Tej and I discussed the pros and cons and via his coaching, I finally agreed that the effects of outsourcing had more positives for both countries than negatives. Managing change well is a must for future leaders in the business world. Tej is destined to manage change effectively."
Eby, a health and human development major, currently stands 12th in the Big Sky in the pole vault. Ho majors in business. Injury ended her career prematurely, and she has worked in the athletic department since. Bobcat track coach Dale Kennedy said both student-athletes impress him. "Sarah is absolutely an outstanding student," Kennedy said. "She has been fun to have in our program because she had to learn the pole vault from the ground up from (assistant coach) Tom Eitel. She's gone from no bar to being a Big Sky qualifier. Aside from her outstanding academic credentials, she has a very strong value system and is a team person.
"Knee injuries ended Julie's career, but she remained connected to the program by coaching and helping some of our kids with workouts," Kennedy said. "Her leadership skills are awesome. She is going to work for Boeing, and they are very, very fortunate to have her. She will be outstanding."
Morton is a four-year contributor to the Bobcat women's basketball team, playing all of MSU's 20 games this year and averaging 2.8 points. MSU professor Dr. Patricia Catoira says the attributes that helps Morton excel for the Bobcats in basketball distinguish her in an academic setting. "I have been most impressed by her sharp analysis of Latin American literature and society and by her leadership in class participation," Catoira said. "She is never afraid to share her well-informed interpretations and to discuss difficult material—a boldness that elevates the whole class. The best team athletes, I’ve heard it said, are not only excellent individual players, but make those around them excel as well. Scotta embodies this ideal on the court and in the classroom."
"Ty typifies what people from small high schools can achieve because of their varied experiences," MSU's eighth-year head football coach said of McDonald, a rising senior tight end from Geyser. McDonald was one of five Bobcat student-athletes honored with a Montana State University Award for Excellence on Tuesday.
"These students exemplify what Montana State University and Bobcat Athletics strive for," said MSU Athletic Director Peter Fields. "They each make positive contributions to their teams, but they also make positive contributions to the University community, the Bozeman community, and their home communities. We're very proud of these individuals."
McDonald earned the Torleif Aasheim Community Involvement Award as the senior male at MSU who best exemplified the ideals of community and campus involvement. Awards for Excellence winners include tennis standout Tej Chigateri (Bangalore, India), basketball player Scotta Morton (Bozeman, Mont.), and Sarah Eby (Eagle River, Ak.) and Julie Ho (Baker, Mont.) of the Bobcat track squad. The five stand among the top 42 seniors at Montana State, who were honored Tuesday.
McDonald majors in agricultural business with an animal science minor and holds a 3.8 grade point average. During his time at MSU, McDonald has been a member of Alpha Zeta agriculture honorary, FFA and 4-H. He has volunteered in elementary schools and for several youth groups in Geyser, participated in the St. Jude's Bike-a-thon, and worked with 4-H groups. He has traveled to Taiwan to study international grain use, interned in Washington, D.C. for former Senator Conrad Burns, earned President's List and Dean's List honors, and is Academic All-Big Sky.
Kramer was not surprised by McDonald's Torley Award, named for a man who, like McDonald, came to MSU to study agriculture form a small Montana community. "Ty is relentless in his pursuit of doing everything right 24 hours a day," Kramer said. "His list of accomplishments mirrors the seriousness with which he takes the college experience." Aasheim, like McDonald an ag major at Montana State from a small community, earned renown in Bozeman for his dedication to a variety of causes and activities.
The other four Bobcat student-athletes honored earned Awards for Excellence. Chigateri helped lead Montana State to three Big Sky Championships, and majors in business. Chigateri chose MSU business professor Robert Diggs as his co-honoree after the two worked together on an international business project. "At the time when Tej was in my class the phenomenon of outsourcing American service jobs to India began to attract attention," Diggs said. "Tej and I discussed the pros and cons and via his coaching, I finally agreed that the effects of outsourcing had more positives for both countries than negatives. Managing change well is a must for future leaders in the business world. Tej is destined to manage change effectively."
Eby, a health and human development major, currently stands 12th in the Big Sky in the pole vault. Ho majors in business. Injury ended her career prematurely, and she has worked in the athletic department since. Bobcat track coach Dale Kennedy said both student-athletes impress him. "Sarah is absolutely an outstanding student," Kennedy said. "She has been fun to have in our program because she had to learn the pole vault from the ground up from (assistant coach) Tom Eitel. She's gone from no bar to being a Big Sky qualifier. Aside from her outstanding academic credentials, she has a very strong value system and is a team person.
"Knee injuries ended Julie's career, but she remained connected to the program by coaching and helping some of our kids with workouts," Kennedy said. "Her leadership skills are awesome. She is going to work for Boeing, and they are very, very fortunate to have her. She will be outstanding."
Morton is a four-year contributor to the Bobcat women's basketball team, playing all of MSU's 20 games this year and averaging 2.8 points. MSU professor Dr. Patricia Catoira says the attributes that helps Morton excel for the Bobcats in basketball distinguish her in an academic setting. "I have been most impressed by her sharp analysis of Latin American literature and society and by her leadership in class participation," Catoira said. "She is never afraid to share her well-informed interpretations and to discuss difficult material—a boldness that elevates the whole class. The best team athletes, I’ve heard it said, are not only excellent individual players, but make those around them excel as well. Scotta embodies this ideal on the court and in the classroom."
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